Shloka 18

Kṛṣṇa Comforts His Parents, Restores Ugrasena, Studies with Sāndīpani, and Returns the Guru’s Son

Devanagari script

कृष्णसङ्कर्षणभुजैर्गुप्ता लब्धमनोरथा: । गृहेषु रेमिरे सिद्धा: कृष्णरामगतज्वरा: ॥ १७ ॥ वीक्षन्तोऽहरह: प्रीता मुकुन्दवदनाम्बुजम् । नित्यं प्रमुदितं श्रीमत्सदयस्मितवीक्षणम् ॥ १८ ॥

Transliteration

kṛṣṇa-saṅkarṣaṇa-bhujair guptā labdha-manorathāḥ gṛheṣu remire siddhāḥ kṛṣṇa-rāma-gata-jvarāḥ

Translation

ชาวตระกูลเหล่านั้นได้รับการคุ้มครองด้วยพละแขนของพระกฤษณะและพระสังกรษณะ จึงรู้สึกว่าปรารถนาทั้งปวงสำเร็จแล้ว และอยู่ครองเรือนด้วยสุขอันสมบูรณ์ เมื่อมีพระกฤษณะและพระพลรามอยู่ใกล้ ไข้แห่งสังสารวัฏก็สงบลง ทุกวันด้วยความรักเขาได้เห็นพระพักตร์ดุจดอกบัวของมุกุนทะ อันร่าเริงเสมอ ประดับด้วยรอยยิ้มเมตตา

Synonyms

• kṛṣṇa-saṅkarṣaṇa-bhujaiḥ: by the arms of Krishna and Sankarshana
• kṛṣṇa-saṅkarṣaṇa-bhujaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + saṅkarṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + bhuja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural; tatpuruṣa: kṛṣṇasya saṅkarṣaṇasya ca bhujaiḥ (by the arms of Kṛṣṇa and Saṅkarṣaṇa)

• guptāḥ: protected
• guptāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gup (धातु) → gupta (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Feminine/Masculine? here agreeing with implied feminine plural (gopīḥ): Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• labdha-manorathāḥ: whose desires were fulfilled
• labdha-manorathāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: labh (धातु) → labdha (कृदन्त, क्त) + manoratha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Bahuvrīhi-like sense but form is tatpuruṣa/karma-dhāraya usage: 'labdhaḥ manorathaḥ yāsām'; Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• gṛheṣu: in (their) homes
• gṛheṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gṛha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural

• remire: they rejoiced / enjoyed
• remire: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ram (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural; parasmaipada

• siddhāḥ: fulfilled, accomplished
• siddhāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sidh (धातु) → siddha (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (agreeing with implied gopīḥ)

• kṛṣṇa-rāma-gata-jvarāḥ: whose fever (of separation) had gone due to Krishna and Rama
• kṛṣṇa-rāma-gata-jvarāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + rāma (प्रातिपदिक) + gata (कृदन्त, क्त; gam धातु) + jvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa: kṛṣṇa-rāme gataḥ jvaraḥ yāsām; Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• vīkṣantaḥ: seeing, beholding
• vīkṣantaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: īkṣ (धातु) → vīkṣant (कृदन्त, शतृ)
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ), Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; used predicatively with implied subject (they)

• ahar-ahaḥ: day after day
• ahar-ahaḥ: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ahar (प्रातिपदिक) + ahar (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyayībhāva adverb: repetition 'day by day' (नित्यं प्रति)

• prītāḥ: delighted
• prītāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prī (धातु) → prīta (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine/Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; agreeing with subject

• mukunda-vadanāmbujam: Mukunda’s lotus-face
• mukunda-vadanāmbujam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mukunda (प्रातिपदिक) + vadana (प्रातिपदिक) + ambuja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; tatpuruṣa: mukundasya vadanam ambujam iva (lotus-like face of Mukunda)

• nityam: always
• nityam: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Adverb (अव्यय)

• pramuditam: very joyful
• pramuditam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra-mud (धातु) → pramudita (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; qualifying vadanāmbujam

• śrīmat-sadaya-smita-vīkṣaṇam: with glorious, compassionate, smiling glances
• śrīmat-sadaya-smita-vīkṣaṇam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śrīmat (प्रातिपदिक) + sa-daya (प्रातिपदिक) + smita (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त) + vīkṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; tatpuruṣa chain qualifying vadanāmbujam: 'having glorious, compassionate, smiling glances'

Characters & Entities

• Krishna
• Balarama (Sankarshana)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Krishna protecting His devotees?

This verse states that the women were “protected by the arms of Kṛṣṇa and Saṅkarṣaṇa,” indicating Bhagavān’s active guardianship that restores devotees’ peace and well-being.

Who is Saṅkarṣaṇa mentioned in Bhagavatam 10.45?

Saṅkarṣaṇa here refers to Balarāma, Kṛṣṇa’s elder brother, celebrated for strength and for supporting Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes and protection of the devotees.

Practical application of being 'krishna-rama-gata-jvara' in modern life?

By repeatedly bringing the mind to Kṛṣṇa—through nāma-japa, kīrtana, and remembrance—inner “fever” like anxiety and grief is gradually calmed and redirected into devotion.